encoad
New Member
Hi All,
I'm building a new home in Ottawa, Canada this summer. I just got my well drilled. I'm trying to figure out what pump I should buy. Everyone seems to have their favorite brand, but I cannot seem to figure out if they're recommending the brand because its all they carry, what they have in stock, gives the biggest markup etc... With most things I can generally figure it out on my own by reading on the internet, but this does not seem to be the case for pumps.
Here's what I know about the new well. They drilled to 200ft. They set a test pump at 50ft and got 12gpm (which was the maximum that their test pump could handle) and estimates it capable of 18gpm or more). The static level of the well is 11.5ft, and after pumping at 12gpm for an hour it only dropped to 15ft.
What pump should I be buying and what depth should I be setting it to? I've read that the variable pumps are good and I've read that they are bad...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm building a new home in Ottawa, Canada this summer. I just got my well drilled. I'm trying to figure out what pump I should buy. Everyone seems to have their favorite brand, but I cannot seem to figure out if they're recommending the brand because its all they carry, what they have in stock, gives the biggest markup etc... With most things I can generally figure it out on my own by reading on the internet, but this does not seem to be the case for pumps.
Here's what I know about the new well. They drilled to 200ft. They set a test pump at 50ft and got 12gpm (which was the maximum that their test pump could handle) and estimates it capable of 18gpm or more). The static level of the well is 11.5ft, and after pumping at 12gpm for an hour it only dropped to 15ft.
What pump should I be buying and what depth should I be setting it to? I've read that the variable pumps are good and I've read that they are bad...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!